1. Never stop thinking. This is important. If someone ever says to you, "you need to stop over thinking", call them ignorant in your head and keep thinking deeper. Your mind is the most important tool you have. Question everything.
2. Everything is going to be fine. If you worry about acne, you are going to get a freaking pimple.
3. Root beer SUCKS after eating spicy food.
4. Don't be afraid to talk about anything. You shouldn't fear reality.
5. You are ALL original. Every life experience is case-sensitive & unique. Every time you wake up or go to the bathroom or quote someone else, you are becoming more YOU than anyone ever has been.
6. Do pointless things. Don't actively restrain yourself from the redundant.
7. Stop rushing. Just shut up & embrace the sound of silence.
8. Religion shouldn't be taught, it should be found. No one should tell you what to believe other than yourself. And while we are on that topic...
9. Don't be confined to one religion. People change every moment of every day. Minds grow and evolve. Religion has no "law", so feel free to mix & match. Do what makes YOU happy.
10. Talking to yourself is healthy. There's really no one else that you have more in common with.
11. It's not half empty or half full. It's half a freaking glass.
12. Every now and then, take something that you see everyday and try to see it in a different light. Renew its existence.
13. Be happy, but don't force it.
14. You will ALWAYS succeed in trying.
15. We are all crazy. Every person you read about in history books had some sort of "disorder". They just knew how to utilize it.
16. We are all about as similar as we are different.
17. Ideas are just as valuable as people. Why do you think we keep making people?
94. Numbers don't have to go in order.
18. Words will always be just words. "Love" & "hate" are just some four letter words. It's only the feeling that is real.
19. Ask a child for advice. They may not know much, but they know what is important.
20. Prove that you're alive. Do anything from dancing in the supermarket to shouting obscenities in the midst of silence. Remind the world that you are here.
21. Don't take anything, even this, too seriously.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Summertime, fireworks, Magnolia St., etc.
-Celebrated my grandmother's 70th birthday, mariachi style!
-Preschool graduation at work :)
-Colbie's little sideswipe :(
-4th of July with these lovely ladies :)
-SaySi! art exhibit in San Antonio.
-Poetic justice
-A street corner called Magnolia
-General happiness/life-living
-Preschool graduation at work :)
-Colbie's little sideswipe :(
-4th of July with these lovely ladies :)
-SaySi! art exhibit in San Antonio.
-Poetic justice
-A street corner called Magnolia
-General happiness/life-living
The past 6 weeks/the upcoming 6 weeks/life after that.
Here's a bit of a life update, if you so choose to read.
I just finished summer school--YAY! And (drum roll please)... I GOT A B IN MY COLLEGE ALGEBRA CLASS! I know. Big feat, right? Well for me, yes. Math is not my thing. But these past few weeks have really helped me reassess my priorities and have allowed me to focus my mind on things that really matter, which leads me to my next point...
This is my last week at my current job. Leaving the day care breaks my heart because I work with such good people and my love for the kids there is ridiculous. But right now, I need a break. I've been running on empty for what seems like forever (when really its only been since about mid-January). So in the fall, it will be back to school, back to school, to prove to dad I'm not a fool, sans the day care job. While I will no longer have to worry about work schedules, biters, dirty diapers, and scrubbing toys to my wit's end, I'll have a little bit more time to focus not only on school but also on my relationship with this guy named Jesus.
I've spent the last few months (up until a few weeks ago) avoiding all things that could steer me in the right direction (sleeping instead of churching, ignoring the bible that I artfully placed next to my bed, etc.) in terms of good decisions. But about 6 weeks ago, I started going to church again regularly, and I got back in the habit of hanging out with the youth at Gruene UMC (all of whom are HUGE BLESSINGS in my life). I was particularly floored when I walked into the building after not having been around for half a semester or so and hearing one of the students cry out "SHE'S BACK!" and processing to jump on me in a way that I can only describe as excitingly, albeit lovingly. Which brought to my mind the thought of "well if this kid has missed me this much, imagine how much God has missed seeing me around to glorify Him?"
And so now I'm off to hang out with our high school youth at camp next week (a first for me, as I've never attended a camp led by a particular denomination) and I'm so excited to get to bind with them and hang out and talk with them about Jesus. My goal for the year is to be more than just some girl who hangs out and plays crazy Steve Smith games with them, and hopefully become someone they can actually talk to and confide in.
That being said, I've got a lot on my plate, and I'm praying constantly!! This summer is proving to be an exciting one with a lot of changes, but I think I like them.
Xoxo,
Marissa
I just finished summer school--YAY! And (drum roll please)... I GOT A B IN MY COLLEGE ALGEBRA CLASS! I know. Big feat, right? Well for me, yes. Math is not my thing. But these past few weeks have really helped me reassess my priorities and have allowed me to focus my mind on things that really matter, which leads me to my next point...
This is my last week at my current job. Leaving the day care breaks my heart because I work with such good people and my love for the kids there is ridiculous. But right now, I need a break. I've been running on empty for what seems like forever (when really its only been since about mid-January). So in the fall, it will be back to school, back to school, to prove to dad I'm not a fool, sans the day care job. While I will no longer have to worry about work schedules, biters, dirty diapers, and scrubbing toys to my wit's end, I'll have a little bit more time to focus not only on school but also on my relationship with this guy named Jesus.
I've spent the last few months (up until a few weeks ago) avoiding all things that could steer me in the right direction (sleeping instead of churching, ignoring the bible that I artfully placed next to my bed, etc.) in terms of good decisions. But about 6 weeks ago, I started going to church again regularly, and I got back in the habit of hanging out with the youth at Gruene UMC (all of whom are HUGE BLESSINGS in my life). I was particularly floored when I walked into the building after not having been around for half a semester or so and hearing one of the students cry out "SHE'S BACK!" and processing to jump on me in a way that I can only describe as excitingly, albeit lovingly. Which brought to my mind the thought of "well if this kid has missed me this much, imagine how much God has missed seeing me around to glorify Him?"
And so now I'm off to hang out with our high school youth at camp next week (a first for me, as I've never attended a camp led by a particular denomination) and I'm so excited to get to bind with them and hang out and talk with them about Jesus. My goal for the year is to be more than just some girl who hangs out and plays crazy Steve Smith games with them, and hopefully become someone they can actually talk to and confide in.
That being said, I've got a lot on my plate, and I'm praying constantly!! This summer is proving to be an exciting one with a lot of changes, but I think I like them.
Xoxo,
Marissa
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